وَعَينُ الرِضا عَن كُلِّ عَيبٍ كَليلَةٌ

وَعَينُ الرِضا عَن كُلِّ عَيبٍ كَليلَةٌ

وَلَكِنَّ عَينَ السُخطِ تُبدي المَساوِيا

وَلَكِنَّ عَينَ السُخطِ تُبدي المَساوِيا

And the eye of approval is blind to every fault,

The eye of contentment is blind to every flaw,

and yet the eye of displeasure reveals flaws.

Yet the eye of displeasure reveals all defects.

وَلَستُ بِهَيّابٍ لِمَن لا يَهابُني

وَلَستُ بِهَيّابٍ لِمَن لا يَهابُني

وَلَستُ أَرى لِلمَرءِ ما لا يَرى لِيا

وَلَستُ أَرى لِلمَرءِ ما لا يَرى لِيا

And I do not fear one who does not fear me,

I do not fawn on those who do not fear me,

nor do I accord a man what he does not accord me.

Nor do I expect from others what I do not expect from myself.

فَإِن تَدنُ مِنّي تَدنُ مِنكَ مَوَدَّتي

فَإِن تَدنُ مِنّي تَدنُ مِنكَ مَوَدَّتي

وَإِن تَنأَ عَنّي تَلقَني عَنكَ نائِيا

وَإِن تَنأَ عَنّي تَلقَني عَنكَ نائِيا

So if you draw near to me, my affection draws near to you,

If you draw near me, you will find my affection,

and if you draw away from me, you will find me distant from you.

Yet if you shun me, you will find me keeping my distance.

كِلانا غَنيٌّ عَن أَخيهِ حَياتَهُ

كِلانا غَنيٌّ عَن أَخيهِ حَياتَهُ

وَنَحنُ إِذا مِتنا أَشَدُّ تَغانِيا

وَنَحنُ إِذا مِتنا أَشَدُّ تَغانِيا

Each of us has no need of his brother throughout his life,

We can both live without needing one another,

and when we die, we need one another even less.

Yet when dead, we cling to one another tightly.